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General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update

Last post by Richard Woodroffe - 2026-08-10 06:43 PM

Folks

It's been a long time !!

Here's an update

Lorenzo Prada El grileto e la formicola (Trad)
Lorenzo Prada Valsugana (Trad)
Lorenzo Prada Tanti ghe n'è (Trad)

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Richard

General Discussion / Re: Hiding stacatto dots in lower voice.

Last post by Warren Porter - 2026-08-05 11:31 AM

That was what I did, as well as add and subtract from the 64 in stereo pan.
I had transcribed Eleanor Rigby but can't share it because of copyright restrictions.

Again, thanks.

General Discussion / Re: Hiding stacatto dots in lower voice.

Last post by Flurmy - 2026-08-04 04:43 PM

A less tedious way: Performace style -> Staccato.
When finished: Performace style -> something else. I normally use Semplice.

General Discussion / Re: Hiding stacatto dots in lower voice.

Last post by hmmueller - 2026-08-04 03:35 PM

Put a "marker" (keyboard shortcut @) before each note, check box "Articulation" and give the marker Visibility "Never".
This is the same logic that lets you hide slurs via markers; but staccato dots are "articulation".

(However, with your example, the dots are masked by the notes of the upper layered staff anyway

; but I admit that, somewhere else in the piece, they might be visible).

Dot placement is a different beast, it is for dotted notes.

H.M.

General Discussion / Hiding stacatto dots in lower voice.

Last post by Warren Porter - 2026-08-04 12:48 PM

In the following clip, both voices are stacatto. How can I hide the dots on the bottom parts? In doing the Staff Properties, Visual tab, there is an option of "Layered Lower Voice Dot Placement". If this is what I need to use, how do I use it?

TIA

Code: (nwc) [Select · Download]

!NoteWorthyComposer(2.751)
|Editor|ActiveStaff:1|CaretIndex:10|CaretPos:0
|SongInfo|Title:""|Author:"<Name>"|Lyricist:""|Copyright1:"Copyright © 2026 <Name>"|Copyright2:"All Rights Reserved"
|PgSetup|StaffSize:16|Zoom:4|TitlePage:Y|JustifyVertically:Y|PrintSystemSepMark:N|ExtendLastSystem:N|DurationPadding:Y|PageNumbers:0|StaffLabels:None|BarNumbers:None|StartingBar:1
|Font|Style:StaffItalic|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:10|Bold:Y|Italic:Y|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:StaffBold|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:Y|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:StaffLyric|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:7.2|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:PageTitleText|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:24|Bold:Y|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:PageText|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:12|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:PageSmallText|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User1|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User2|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User3|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User4|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User5|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User6|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|PgMargins|Left:1.27|Top:1.27|Right:1.27|Bottom:1.27|Mirror:N
|AddStaff|Name:"Staff-1"|Group:"Standard"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Section Close|Visible:Y|BoundaryTop:10|BoundaryBottom:10|Lines:5|WithNextStaff:Layer|MultiPartDotPlacement:Y|Color:Default
|StaffProperties|Muted:N|Volume:127|StereoPan:64|Device:0|Channel:2
|StaffInstrument|Name:"Violin"|Patch:40|Trans:0|DynVel:10,30,45,60,75,92,108,127
|Clef|Type:Treble
|Key|Signature:F#|Tonic:E
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|Dynamic|Style:mf|Opts:Velocity=127,Volume=75|Pos:-9.5
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:-4|Opts:ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:-4|Opts:ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:-4|Opts:ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:-4|Opts:ArticulationsOnStem
|Bar
|AddStaff|Name:"Staff"|Group:"Standard"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Section Close|Visible:Y|BoundaryTop:12|BoundaryBottom:12|Lines:5|MultiPartDotPlacement:Y|Color:Default
|StaffProperties|Muted:N|Volume:127|StereoPan:64|Device:0|Channel:1
|StaffInstrument|Name:"Violin"|Patch:40|Trans:0|DynVel:10,30,45,60,75,92,108,127
|Clef|Type:Treble
|Key|Signature:F#|Tonic:E
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|Dynamic|Style:mf|Opts:Velocity=127,Volume=75|Pos:-9.5
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:-6|Opts:Stem=Down
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:-6|Opts:Stem=Down
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:-6|Opts:Stem=Down
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:-6|Opts:Stem=Down
|Bar
!NoteWorthyComposer-End

Tips & Tricks / Re: Synalephe

Last post by Richard Woodroffe - 2026-07-28 12:23 PM

Good one Mike. Well done Cheers

R.

Tips & Tricks / Re: Synalephe

Last post by lawrroc - 2026-07-28 12:04 PM

Well, I'm very pleased even just to have stimulated your knowledge (thanks, Mike). Let me start by saying that I'm not a linguist. The situation you described isn't actually very common and occurs when, for metrical reasons, a vowel gets stuck between two syllables or between a syllable and a final vowel, as in the case cited. This causes three distinct phonemes to fall under the same note. In poetry, this gives a particular rhythm to the line. In a sung text, however, the sign we're discussing lends breadth and clarity to the music in that particular passage. Thanks again for your interest.
Lorenzo

Object Plugins / Synamatic.ms (0.1)

Last post by Mike Shawaluk - 2026-07-28 10:58 AM

This object draws synalepha (also called elision) marks below lyric syllables which are shared on a single note. This is commonly required in languages like Spanish and Italian where words begin and end with a vowel sound, and are therefore merged together while singing.

The object works in a manner similar to Melismatic.nw, such that a single instance is placed at the beginning of a staff, and all lyrics in that staff will automatically receive the marking where needed. To prepare the lyrics to receive the marking, just insert a _ character in the middle of the lyric text. If you want a wider marking, you can insert two or more successive _ characters, and the marking will extend over the additional space.

There are two parameters for the object:
Overlap - Indicates the amount of overlap on the syllables to the left and right of the marking. It is expressed as a percentage, varying from 0% to 100%, where the default value is 50%.
Strength - Indicates the strength of the curve of the synalepha, as a percentage from 20% to 100%, with a default of 50%.

To install the object, paste the following snippet into NWC and go to Tools > Manage Objects... and choose Online Synch.

Code: (nwc) [Select · Download]

!NoteWorthyComposer(2.751)
|AddStaff|Name:"Staff"|Group:"Standard"
|Lyrics|Placement:Bottom|Align:Standard Rules|Offset:0
|Lyric1|Text:"San-to, San-to, San-to_es el Se-ñor,\n"
|User|Synamatic.ms|Pos:-1|Class:StaffSig
|Clef|Type:Treble
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-4
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-2
|Bar
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-4|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-4|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-5|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:-3
!NoteWorthyComposer-End

Tips & Tricks / Re: Synalephe

Last post by Mike Shawaluk - 2026-07-28 10:39 AM

Well, that wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I am posting the new object now as a separate topic. Attached is one of @lawrroc's example scores, with the changes needed for the object, which is basically putting a _ character in each syllable where you want the mark to appear.

Tips & Tricks / Re: Synalephe

Last post by Mike Shawaluk - 2026-07-28 02:01 AM

Update:

I wanted to report some good news and bad news. The good news is that I've got a working object, which I am calling Synamatic.ms, which works like Melismatic.nw in that you put one copy at the front of your score, and it automatically adds the synalepha where they are needed.

But I said there was also bad news: I didn't check lawrroc's examples closely enough, and the way I coded it, it will currently only draw one synalepha per syllable. One of the example scores has several cases where there are two separate marks in the same lyric syllable. So, with this limitation, I don't think it makes sense to release the code at this time.

I'm trying to think of a way to handle multiple markings per lyric syllable without having to rewrite the entire logic from scratch. But just so you can see what they look like, I'm including a sample.

I'll keep everyone posted as to my progress.

- Mike

PS - in the screen shot, the object looks a bit grainy, but that's only in the editing window. In a print preview, it looks much smoother.